Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay today (29 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 15s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay at 10PM is: 2.5m 15s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (29 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 16s |
| Evening (29 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri morning, min 8°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 29 | Wednesday 30 | Thursday 1 | |||||||||||||||||
4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 14 | S 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 4080 | 3569 | 3151 | 3071 | 3029 | 2736 | 2463 | 2147 | 1684 | 1423 | 1314 | 1172 | 1032 | 888 | 771 | 643 | 564 | 529 | 487 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 7:06AM1.89m | 7:30PM1.78m | 8:02AM1.89m | 8:27PM1.75m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:55AM0.20m | 1:29PM0.24m | 1:49AM0.21m | 2:27PM0.26m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:32 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 14 | S 14 |
| kJ | 4080 | 3569 | 3151 | 3071 | 3029 | 2736 | 2463 | 2147 | 1684 | 1423 | 1314 | 1172 | 1032 | 888 | 771 | 643 | 564 | 529 | 487 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | E 11 | — | — | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | — | — |
| kJ | 28 | 28 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 2 | — | — | 42 | 27 | 16 | 12 | 14 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 6 | NNE 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 16 | 57 | 59 | — | — | — | — | — | 20 | 10 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 76 | 13 | 13 | 3 | 76 | 76 | 27 | 3 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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